Ben Katz MD
About this NPIWhat this record shows.
NPI 1417916693 is registered to Ben Katz MD, a Pediatric Infectious Diseases practising at 2300 N Childrens Plz, Bot 20 in Chicago, Illinois. Pediatric Infectious Diseases is a recognised medical specialty under the National Uniform Claim Committee (NUCC) taxonomy. Ben Katz MD has been enumerated in the National Provider Identifier (NPI) registry since 2006.
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Medicare enrollment
This provider holds a Medicare enrollment on file with the Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System (PECOS). Each enrollment carries a public Medicare Enrollment ID (ENRLMT_ID) used by billers and intermediaries.
Practitioner
- I20081224000253Infectious DiseaseIL
Source: CMS PECOS public enrollment file.
Insurance & acceptsHow to confirm coverage.
The National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) registry does not include commercial insurance network data, so we cannot show which plans Ben Katz MD accepts. To confirm in-network status with your specific health plan, contact Ben Katz MD directly at (773) 880-4187.
Frequently asked
Yes. NPI 1417916693 is registered as Active in the CMS NPPES public registry and passes the Luhn check-digit validation that all 10-digit NPIs use.
Pediatric Infectious Diseases is a recognised medical specialty under the National Uniform Claim Committee (NUCC) taxonomy.
The CMS NPPES Public Registry at npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov is the authoritative source. FindMyNPI mirrors this dataset and refreshes monthly. For real-time verification, you can also call the provider's office at (773) 880-4187.
An individual healthcare provider has a single Type-1 NPI for life. Organisations can hold separate Type-2 NPIs per location, specialty, or sub-entity. Ben Katz MD is a Type-1 individual NPI.